Survivor: Salem

So much has happened over half a century in the soapy world of Salem. And with 12,713 TV episodes, the citizens of the sleepy town have definitely seen enough for a lifetime, from Satanic possession to scandals to serial killers. Here, we take you through the Days highlights of the past 50 years.

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1965

Making the Peacock proud, Days becomes the first daytime soap to premiere “in living color.”

1971

Days hits No. 1 in the daytime ratings, ending As the World Turns’ 12-year dominance.

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1974

The good doctor: Leading man Macdonald Carey (with Frances Reid, who played his wife, Alice) wins the first of two back-to-back Emmys.

1976

Bill and Susan Hayes make the cover of Time magazine, which calls Days TV’s “most daring drama.”